Midnight Sun???

So there is a crew of teachers and parents at school that have gotten into the Twilight series; I am the only one that has completed the whole series and must keep my mouth shut so I don't become a "plot killer"; that is one of the worst things a book or movie addict could be! Anyways, one of the moms told me about Midnight Sun; Edward's version of the story being put on the internet... so I just went there to check it out and found the great countdown on my sidebar and to look at Midnight Sun. I downloaded it and it was 264 pages; it was one of her rough drafts that got leaked onto the internet so to trump them at their game she posted it for everyone to see and read and take away from the excitement of it being posted who knows where. I haven't read it and don't know if I could read 264 pages on the internet! Did anyone know there was another book coming out... I didn't!

Shout Out to my Brother in Law Paul!

I just wanted to tell everyone how much I enjoy Curt's brother Paul. ( He is the one in green) I've only spent a limited time with him as he lives in Florida but I enjoy it when I'm around for Curt's and Paul's phone conversations! He is a genuine person; super friendly, and upbeat. I can't wait for the next time he comes to town or we end up in Florida!

Wickedly Good

This weekend Curt and I went down to Chicago to see the musical Wicked! It was a great plot line that I was not familiar with so it was very interesting to watch it all develop; I loved, loved, loved how they humanized the wicked witches of the east and west. Back in high school I was on the stage crew for plays so it's still interesting to me to see how they build and move pieces around on the stage. We attended a matinee show and had a little time to drive up and down Michigan Avenue to look at the shops before the show. We didn't do any shopping on Michigan Avenue; instead we saved our money and looked for the bargains at Pleasant Prairie Outlet Mall on the way back home!! And one last thing; thank goodness for GPS; to me it's invaluable...both in the big cities and the boonies!

Oh and no photos because I didn't check to see if the camera battery was charged and of course; it wasn't!!!!

A Guessing Game

We put a poll on the side of the blog to let you guess the sex of the baby...we both are wondering and predicting! Neither Curt nor I are really hoping either way but it will be fun to find out next month! Curt would love a little one that loves to fish though; girl or boy!

P.S. If you go by the chinese calendar; it's a girl and if you go by the old wives tale of the heartrate; it's a girl again! So it's 50-50 odds on both of those; if you add it together does it make it 100% accurate? I don't think it works that way!

Announcement

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The Computer is Back!

We've got the computer back and have updated the major events of the past few weeks. Scroll down to read all the news! Oh and this weekend is our Wicked trip! I keep hearing great things from everyone so I can't wait for our trip to Chicago...

Household Projects

We've been busy the past couple of weeks making changes in the house; both the way it looks and cleaning and downsizing so that we can make room for a little one!


1.)I've sewn pillows to match our new to us couch! Love the couch and love these pillows!


2.)Jodi and I painted the bathroom; I've been wanting to do this for months. Granted it was a bit of a fiasco; we had the first coat on before we realized it was the wrong color. The whole time it looked a little off but we said it's wet, it's because we're comparing it to the blue that was there, because it's getting darker outside, blah, blah, blah. But an hour later it was NO WAY this is different. I ordered a taupe-ish color and we got adobe! Nasty; but I didn't feel like staring over so I exchanged the original shower curtain and am going to live with it for a while.





3.)Curt and I cleaned the two hall closests. Doesn't look like there's much in there because more went into the garbage or off to Goodwill then went back in! If you can believe it we had to shove these doors closed before doing this task!

We're going from 2 to 3!

Curt and I have been keeping a secret for over two months now; pretty well actually. There's more people who don't know in our lives than do know; of course that's if we go off of who we've told and not others sharing the news :) Curt and I are pregnant! We are starting our 15th week and have had ultrasounds and heard the heartbeat Monday at our doctor's appointment. This makes us due April 13th; the day after Easter.

**Not the greatest pictures but you get the idea.**

We actually found out on our 6 month wedding anniversary when we went up north for a weekend; just the two of us. That made that an extra special getaway and anniversary celebration. We go in 4 weeks for our big ultrasound and to hopefully find out what we are having! So that's our biggest news we've been waiting to share!

Curt's Big Fishing Trip

Curt went up to Escanaba with his parents and a good friend Pat. They booked a fishing charter with one of the local guides and spent 9 hours until 11 o'clock at night fishing! They reached their limit of fish and now we have a freezer full of walleye and we don't even eat fish!

No Computer!!!

So we've been without a computer at home for about two weeks now...so no blogs but lots of excitement that we will fill you in on hopefully this week. A friend of Curt's from work is helping to get his computer going again and I'm waiting for the X-mas sales to try to get a steal on electronics... We'll see... Off to teach.

Our New Couch!

This past weekend Curt and I got a new couch; or new to us anyways but I love it! I have been talking for a year now about getting a new couch because ours is pretty warn out and the dogs have done a number on it so my dad's friend was downsizing from a home to a condo and was trying to get rid of a couch for $250. I saw it and loved it and bought it all in 5 minutes and we could afford it! The couch was only about 1 year old and sat in their "formal" living room so it was only used at bigger family get togethers...it's cushy and great. So now I am going to make 2 jumbo pillows to match! My mom said if I could do a quilt, then pillows would be simple. The quilt by the way is almost done as Thursday is our last class! Pics coming soon!

My Girl Crush is Returning

I will admit I love Jennifer Love Hewwitt; I think she is just beautiful and seems like a sincere, friendly girl. Granted I've never met her and probably won't so I am basing this on ????? Anyways, the Ghost Whisperer is returning tomorrow night; I love this show...Curt can't stand it. For awhile he banned me from watching it because I was having dreams and starting to hear "things". This summer though we signed up for Netflix and I've been catching up on all the seasons...granted I am only halfway through season 3 so I will have to DVR the episodes until I am done and can start watching her live! Jennifer is my girl crush; who is yours?